255 tire too wide for stock 18" rim (18x8)?
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255 tire too wide for stock 18" rim (18x8)?
purchasing some snow tires and found a good deal on some tires that are 235-40-18 and 255-40-18. I know they are not ideal sizes for snow and the Z, but I was wondering if the 255 tire will be too wide for the stock 18" rim.
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Yes - normal roads and speeds are fine. You wouldn't want to take it on a road course for example. When you put the wrong size tire on a wheel, you want to be concerned about hard cornering, braking or other extreme manuevers. That's where you run into problems with sidewall flex and rollover as well as overheating.
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Snow tires are made from softer compounds than summer performance tires, and thus provide more leeway when mounting on wheels with less than ideal sizing (wider or narrow).
A 255mm snow tire fits easily and safely on an 8” wide rim. You can improve this by adjusting the tires’ psi.
--Spike
A 255mm snow tire fits easily and safely on an 8” wide rim. You can improve this by adjusting the tires’ psi.
--Spike
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Omg! I got the Michelin Alpin tires and they are a night and day difference. Before I got to the tire shop, I drove around a large slushy parking lot, slip light flashing on..slipping sliding.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
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Omg! I got the Michelin Alpin tires and they are a night and day difference. Before I got to the tire shop, I drove around a large slushy parking lot, slip light flashing on..slipping sliding.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
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Omg! I got the Michelin Alpin tires and they are a night and day difference. Before I got to the tire shop, I drove around a large slushy parking lot, slip light flashing on..slipping sliding.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
After the install, I took a worse slushy route. Not one slip light or slide. Plowed right though as if driving on rain. The stop did slide just a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Sorry, I just ecstatic.
- Summer performance tires are great for high speed driving and cornering on dry surfaces in warm weather. A good summer tire/wheel setup provides the best driving experience for your Z when conditions are ideal.
- A/S or passenger tires provide a more quiet and comfortable ride for “normal” street driving in moderate and varying weather conditions.
- Studless snow tires or winter performance tires are a requirement for a rear-wheel drive car when driving on ice, in snow, or in slush.
Thanks for posting your experience.
--Spike
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